Steven Knight
Biography
Steven Knight (born 5 August 1959) is a British screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things, and Eastern Promises. Also, he wrote and directed the films Locke and Hummingbird (a.k.a. Redemption). In July 2025, it was announced that he would write the 26th official James Bond film, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Knight is one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a game show that has been remade and aired in around 160 countries worldwide. He is also the creator of the BBC's Peaky Blinders and SAS: Rogue Heroes, and has written for Commercial Breakdown, The Detectives, See, and Taboo.
He has built a large film and television studio complex in inner-city Birmingham called Digbeth Loc., opened in 2024.
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Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Dirty Pretty Things | 2002 | Screenplay |
| Gypsy Woman | 2002 | Writer |
| Amazing Grace | 2006 | Writer |
| Eastern Promises | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Redemption | 2013 | Producer |
| Hummingbird | 2013 | Screenplay |
| Closed Circuit | 2013 | Screenplay |
| Locke | 2014 | Writer |
| The Hundred-Foot Journey | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Seventh Son | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Pawn Sacrifice | 2015 | Screenplay |
| Burnt | 2015 | Screenplay |
| Allied | 2016 | Writer |
| Allied | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| November Criminals | 2017 | Screenplay |
| November Criminals | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Woman Walks Ahead | 2018 | Screenplay |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | 2018 | Screenplay |
| Serenity | 2019 | Screenplay |
| Serenity | 2019 | Producer |
| FX's A Christmas Carol | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| FX's A Christmas Carol | 2019 | Writer |
| Locked Down | 2021 | Writer |
| Locked Down | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Spencer | 2021 | Writer |
| Spencer | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby | 2024 | Writer |
| Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Maria | 2024 | Writer |
| Maria | 2024 | Executive Producer |